by mvboronowski | Feb 18, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
When John and Kurt asked me to rejoin their team of bloggers 6 weeks ago I imagined that after completing my PhD in late January my life would get a little less busy in the weeks that followed. Unfortunately this has not been the case. It turns out I’ve been...
by mvboronowski | Feb 16, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship
Part 4 – Down to Action Ladies and gentlemen. It’s business time. [Editor’s Note: Alright, here we are! This is the final, practical installment of this four-part, ABCD project plan on my quest to build the most sustainable balcony in Vancouver. So far, I’ve...
by mvboronowski | Feb 15, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
This week I’ve spent a fair amount of time enjoying the foodie communities of Toronto through three events: my cookbook reading group, Seedy Sunday and A Lovely Feast. It was hard to pick only one to write about so here is my recap of my fantastic week of delicious...
by mvboronowski | Feb 14, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship
Part 3 – Compelling Measures [Editor’s Note: as written twice – once here and once here – before, I am embarking on the humble mission of creating Vancouver’s most sustainable balcony. I’ve written a vision and conducted a SWOT analysis of my plan and am now moving on...
by mvboronowski | Feb 11, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories, Aboard the Editor's Pirate Ship
Part 2 – The Baseline [Editor’s Note: as previously written on this blog, I’m creating a plan for the most sustainable balcony in Vancouver. For my second blog post, I need to establish a baseline – or “the current reality” – of my balcony project. This will...
by mvboronowski | Feb 10, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Last week, I had the privilege of attending a Blessingway. Don’t worry if you have no idea what a blessingway is – until I received the invitation, I didn’t either. Just so we’re all up to speed: a blessingway is NOT a religious ritual or a gathering of folks...